1930 in New Zealand

Decades:	1910s; 1920s; 1930s; 1940s; 1950s;
See also:	History of New Zealand; List of years in New Zealand; Timeline of New Zealand history;

The following lists events that happened during 1930 in New Zealand.

Population

Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,506,800.^[1]
Increase since previous 31 December 1929: 20,700 (1.39%).^[1]
Males per 100 females: 103.9.^[1]

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Head of state – George V
Governor-General – General Sir Charles Fergusson Bt GCMG KCB DSO MVO succeeded the same year by The Lord Bledisloe GCMG KBE PC ^[2]

Government

The 23rd New Zealand Parliament continued with the United Party in power.

Speaker of the House – Charles Statham (Independent)
Prime Minister – Sir Joseph Ward (United) until 28 May, then George Forbes (United) ^[3]
Minister of Finance – Joseph Ward (United) until 28 May, then George Forbes (United)
Minister of Foreign Affairs – Joseph Ward (United) until 28 May, then George Forbes (United).
Attorney-General – Thomas Sidey (United) until 22 September, then William Downie Stewart
Chief Justice — Sir Michael Myers

Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition – Gordon Coates (Reform).^[4]

Main centre leaders

Mayor of Auckland – George Baildon ^[5]
Mayor of Wellington – George Troup ^[6]
Mayor of Christchurch – John Archer ^[7]
Mayor of Dunedin – Robert Black ^[8]

Events

August: The Atmore Report on the education system is presented.
4 November: Phar Lap wins the Melbourne Cup.^[9]

Arts and literature

See 1930 in art, 1930 in literature, Category:1930 books

Kowhai Gold, an anthology of New Zealand poetry edited by Quentin Pope published in London and New York

Music

See: 1930 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

3 January: The Coubray-tone News- the first New-Zealand made "talkies" (film with sound) – premiered.^[10]
The Romance of Maoriland

See: Category:1930 film awards, 1930 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1930 films

Sport

British Empire Games

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
3	4	2	9

Chess

The 39th National Chess Championship was held in Wanganui, and was won by G. Gunderson of Melbourne.^[11]

Cricket

New Zealand's first ever Test matches, a home series of four three-day games against England. Series won 1–0 by England
- 10,11,13 January Lancaster Park, Christchurch. New Zealand (112 and 131) lost by eight Wickets to England (181 and 66/2).^[12]
- 24,25,27 January Basin Reserve, Wellington. New Zealand (440 and 164/4dec.) drew with England (320 and 107/4).^[13]
- 14,15,17 February Eden Park, Auckland. England (330/4dec.) drew with New Zealand (96/1) (First two days were abandoned due to rain).^[14]
- 21,22,24 February at Eden Park: England (540 and 22/3) drew with New Zealand (387) – this fourth Test was arranged due to the rain washout of the third test.^[15]

Golf

The 20th New Zealand Open championship was won by Andrew Shaw, his third title.^[16]
The 34th National Amateur Championships were held in the Manawatu district ^[17]
- Men: H.A. Black (Mirimar)
- Women: Miss O. Kay

Horse racing

Harness racing

New Zealand Trotting Cup – Wrackler^[18]
Auckland Trotting Cup – Carmel^[19]

Thoroughbred racing

New Zealand Cup – Nightmarch^[20]
Avondale Gold Cup – Prodice^[20]
Auckland Cup – Motere^[20]
Wellington Cup – Concentrate^[20]
New Zealand Derby – Cylinder^[20]

Lawn bowls

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.^[21]

Men's singles champion – F. Lambeth (Balmacewen Bowling Club)
Men's pair champions – G.L. Gladding, H. Jenkins (skip) (Carlton Bowling Club)
Men's fours champions – E.S. Wilson, L.C. Buist, J. Dowland, D.M. Stuart (skip) (St Kilda Bowling Club)

Rugby union

Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks

Ranfurly Shield

Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

Soccer

1930 Chatham Cup won by Petone
Provincial league champions: ^[22]
- Auckland: YMCA
- Canterbury: Thistle
- Hawke's Bay: Whakatu
- Nelson: Thistle
- Otago: Seacliff
- Southland: Corinthians
- Taranaki: Caledonian
- Waikato: Pukemiro
- Wanganui: KP's
- Wellington: Hospital

Births

January

3 January – Ruth Dowman, athlete
8 January – Dave Spence, cricketer
21 January – Peter Tapsell, politician
24 January – Terence Bayler, actor
27 January – Bob O'Dea, rugby union player

February

10 February
- Russell Kerr, ballet dancer, choreographer and producer
- Malcolm McCaw, cricketer, accountant
11 February – Bruce Cathie, pilot, author
17 February – Jonathan Bennett, philosopher
20 February
- Kevin Meates, rugby union player
- Vida Stout, limnographer
21 February – Joan Metge, social anthropologist
22 February – Ivan Mercep, architect

March

5 March – Brian Bell, ornithologist
9 March – Mina Foley, opera singer
20 March – Thomas Williams, Roman Catholic cardinal
25 March – Margery Blackman, weaver
27 March – Paul Cotton, diplomat
28 March – Helmer Pedersen, sailor
30 March – Charlie Steele Jr., association football player, rugby union player
31 March – Barry Mitcalfe, poet, anti-nuclear activist

April

1 April – Dennis Young, rugby union player
3 April – Marama Martin, television and radio broadcaster
5 April – Bill Tinnock, rower
7 April – Koro Dewes, Ngāti Porou kaumātua and Māori language advocate
8 April
- David Benney, applied mathematician
- Ivan Vodanovich, rugby union player, coach and administrator
- Neil Wilson, athlete
18 April – Clive Revill, singer, actor
19 April
- Reg Douglas, rower
- Ewan Jamieson, military leader
20 April – Helen Mackenzie, swimmer

May

13 May – Richard Kearney, jurist
20 May – Alexia Pickering, disabilities rights campaigner
21 May – Keith Davis, rugby union player
24 May – Ivor Richardson, jurist
30 May – Colleen Dewe, politician

June

1 June – Matt Poore, cricketer
7 June – Ian Leggat, cricketer
15 June – Bev Brewis, high jumper
25 June – Peter Wight, cricketer

July

3 July – Kihi Ngatai, Ngāi Te Rangi leader, horticulturalist
11 July
- Jack Alabaster, cricketer
- Guy McGregor, field hockey player
25 July – Murray Chapple, cricketer
30 July – David Weston, cricketer

August

2 August – Mick Bremner, rugby union player and administrator
5 August – Bruce Turner, field hockey player, cricketer
12 August – Brian Molloy, rugby union player, plant ecologist, conservationist
15 August
- Leo T. McCarthy, politician
- Azalea Sinclair, netball player
18 August
- Graeme Dallow, police officer
- Denis McLean, diplomat, author
21 August – Cyril Eastlake, rugby league player
28 August – Tony Small, diplomat
30 August – Noel Harford, cricketer

September

3 September – Cherry Wilder, fantasy and science-fiction writer
6 September – David Simmons, ethnologist
10 September – Pauline Engel, educator
11 September – Kenneth Minogue, political theorist
19 September
- Robin Archer, rugby union player
- Volker Heine, physicist
22 September – John Hill, cricketer
28 September – Sel Belsham, rugby league player
29 September – Jocelyn Fish, politician, women's rights campaigner
30 September – George Menzies, rugby league player

October

1 October – Bob Jolly, veterinary academic
17 October – Joan Williamson-Orr, local-body politician
21 October – Lawrence Reade, cricketer
22 October – Lois McIvor, artist
29 October – Hugh Burry, rugby union player, medical academic

November

11 November – Ian Burrows, army officer
16 November – Merv Richards, pole vaulter, gymnastics and pole vault coach
17 November – Chic Littlewood, television entertainer, actor
20 November – James Hill, rower
22 November – Bill Lambert, politician
30 November – Leonard Boyle, Roman Catholic bishop

December

6 December – Natalie Wicken, netball player
16 December
- Leslie Clark, cricketer
- Harry Turbott, architect, landscape architect
23 December – Jean Stewart, swimmer
27 December – John Drawbridge, artist
31 December – Ron Johnston, motorcycle speedway rider

Undated

Daphne Walker, singer

Deaths

January–February

6 January – Walter Harper, Anglican clergyman (born 1848)
9 January – Joseph Harkness, politician (born 1850)
11 January – Eru Tumutara, Ringatū bishop (born c.1859)
24 January
- Ellen Crowe, community leader (born c.1847)
- Sophia Taylor, suffragist (born 1847)
- Herman van Staveren, rabbi, philanthropist (born 1849)
25 January – Pat Hickey, trade union leader (born 1882)
5 February – John Holland Baker, surveyor, public servant (born 1841)
11 February – Anne Wilson, poet, novelist (born 1848)
12 February – Elizabeth Fergusson, nurse, midwife (born 1867)
14 February – Sir Thomas Mackenzie, politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1912) (born 1853)
21 February – Charles Garrard, cricketer, school inspector (born 1868)

March–April

4 March – Henry Michel, politician (born 1855)
11 March – George Edgecumbe, newspaper proprietor, businessman (born 1845)
5 April – Wereta Tainui Pitama, Ngāi Tahu leader, politician (born 1881)
10 April – John McCaw, farmer (born 1849)
16 April – Makereti Papakura, tour guide, entertainer, ethnographer (born 1873)

May–June

20 May – Adelaide Hicks, midwife (born 1845)
29 May – William Charles Nation, spiritualist, Arbor Day advocate (born 1840)
30 May – William Chatfield, architect (born 1851)
26 June – Frederick Cooke, trade unionist, politician (born 1867)
27 June – Sir Māui Pōmare, doctor, politician (born c.1875)

July–August

3 July – Tom Cross, rugby union and rugby league player (born 1876)
8 July – Sir Joseph Ward, politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1906–12, 1928–30) (born 1856)
19 July – Sir Robert Stout, politician, Premier of New Zealand (1884, 1884–87) (born 1844)
24 July – Alfred Philpott, museum curator, entomologist (born 1870)
30 July – George Hutchison, politician (born 1846)
10 August – Bill Hawkins, cricketer, politician (born 1861)
15 August – Wesley Spragg, butter manufacturer, temperance campaigner, benefactor (born 1848)
18 August – James Flesher, politician, mayor of Christchurch (1923–25) (born 1865)
20 August – George Hunter, politician, racehorse breeder (born 1859)
27 August
- Emily Hill, schoolteacher, suffragist, temperance worker (born 1847)
- Robert Neill, cricketer (born 1864)

September–October

4 September
- George Duncan, mining and tramway engineer (born 1852)
- Thomas Hickman, police officer (born 1848)
9 September – Alexander Bathgate, lawyer, businessman, writer, conservationist (born 1845)
11 September – William Parker, cricketer (born 1862)
24 September – Harry McNish, carpenter, Antarctic explorer (born 1874)
1 October
- Marjory Nicholls, poet, drama producer (born 1890)
- Hoeroa Tiopira, rugby union player (born 1871)
5 October – Frederick Fitchett, politician (born 1851)
13 October – Alfred George, newspaper proprietor (born 1854)
14 October – Thomas Fleming, miller (born 1848)
17 October – Amelia Randall, community leader, businesswoman, benefactor (born 1844)
21 October – Frank McNeill, cricketer (born 1877)
27 October – Francis Watson, cricketer (born 1860)
29 October – George Ewing, cricketer (born 1851)

November–December

1 November – Heni Materoa Carroll, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki leader (born c.1854)
3 November – Nellie Ferner, artist photographer, community leader (born 1869)
8 November – Robert Scott, railway engineer, academic (born 1861)
12 November – Crawford Anderson, politician (born c.1848)
7 December – John Barr, politician (born 1867)
15 December – Cecil de Lautour, politician (born 1845)
17 December – Arthur O'Callaghan, politician (born 1837)
29 December – Otene Paora, Ngāti Whātua leader, Anglican lay reader, land negotiator (born c.1870)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
^ Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
^ History of Auckland City Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ No Mean City by Stuart Perry (1969, Wellington City Council)
^ Christchurch City Council Handbook: Chairmen and Mayors of the City of Christchurch
^ Council 1929 – 1938
^ Melbourne Cup – Australia's Culture Portal Archived 12 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ Today in History | NZHistory
^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ Cricinfo Test#186
^ Cricinfo test#188
^ Cricinfo Test#190
^ Cricinfo test#191
^ "PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Men's Golf – National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lambert, Max; Palenski, Ron (1982). The New Zealand Almanac. Moa Almanac Press. pp. 448–454. ISBN 0-908570-55-4.
^ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.

External links

Media related to 1930 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

[:0-1] "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.

[2] Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52

[almanac-3] Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4

[4] "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.

[5] History of Auckland City Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[6] No Mean City by Stuart Perry (1969, Wellington City Council)

[7] Christchurch City Council Handbook: Chairmen and Mayors of the City of Christchurch

[8] Council 1929 – 1938

[9] Melbourne Cup – Australia's Culture Portal Archived 12 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[10] Today in History | NZHistory

[11] List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[12] Cricinfo Test#186

[13] Cricinfo test#188

[14] Cricinfo Test#190

[15] Cricinfo test#191

[16] "PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.

[17] McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Men's Golf – National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.

[18] "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.

[19] Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[NZ_Almanac_Group_1_Races-20] Lambert, Max; Palenski, Ron (1982). The New Zealand Almanac. Moa Almanac Press. pp. 448–454. ISBN 0-908570-55-4.

[21] McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2018.

[22] "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.

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